2013 WTA Shenzhen Open

The 2013 Shenzhen Open (known as 2013 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural edition of the Shenzhen Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013.

2013 WTA Shenzhen Open
Date	31 December 2012 – 6 January 2013
Edition	1st
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$500,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Shenzhen, China
Venue	Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center
Champions
Singles
Li Na
Doubles
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CHN	Li Na	7	1
FRA	Marion Bartoli	11	2
SRB	Jelena Janković	22	3
TPE	Hsieh Su-wei	25	4
CZE	Klára Zakopalová	28	5
CHN	Peng Shuai	40	6
GBR	Laura Robson	53	7
SRB	Bojana Jovanovski	56	8

• ¹ Rankings as of December 24, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Chan Wing-yau
• Duan Yingying
• Zheng Saisai

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Kimiko Date-Krumm
• Anne Keothavong
• Jessica Pegula
• Stefanie Vögele

The following player received entry as lucky loser:

• Zhou Yimiao

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Iveta Benešová
• Jelena Janković (viral illness)
• Mirjana Lučić
• Petra Martić
• Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (doping)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
TPE	Chan Hao-ching	TPE	Chan Yung-jan	122	1
RUS	Nina Bratchikova	SVK	Janette Husárová	123	2
RUS	Alla Kudryavtseva	CZE	Klára Zakopalová	145	3
HUN	Tímea Babos	LUX	Mandy Minella	161	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of December 24, 2012.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Han Xinyun / Zhou Yimiao
• Wang Qiang / Varatchaya Wongteanchai

Withdrawals

During the tournament

• Hsieh Su-wei (right forearm injury)

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2013 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

• Li Na defeated Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
• It was Li's first title of the year and 7th of her career and her first in China since 2004.

Doubles

Main article: 2013 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles

• Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan defeated Irina Buryachok / Valeria Solovieva, 6–0, 7–5

External links

• Singles draw
• Doubles draw
• Official website Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine